Barrel-washing machine



July 24, 1923.

1.462.917 J. H. MILLER BARREL WASHING MACHI NE Filed Dec. 17. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 24, 1923. 1,462,917 J. H. MILLER I BARREL WASHING MACHINE Filed Dec. 17. 1921 ZShGBtS-ShQGt 2 Patented July 2%, 1923.

EYE ST 'i JOHN H'. MILLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BARREL-WASHING MACHINE.

Application filed December 17,1921." Serial No. 522,975.

To all w ham it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. MILLER,

citizen of the United States, residing at 71 17 Perry Avenue, Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Barrell Vashing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to barrel washing machines and is fully described in the fol lowing specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine, Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section on the line 2 ofFig. 1, and Figs. 3 and 4C are partial vertical sections taken on'the line 3 of Fig. 2.

The machine comprises a frame 10, having a shaft 11 secured thereto at one side, journalled in suitable bearings 12 and having a sleeve 13 mounted upon the opposite side and in alignment with the shaft 11. This sleeve is journalled in suitable bearings 14 and has an axle 15, extending therethrough, as shown in Fig. 4. This axle issecured at its outer end in a bracket 16, by means of a' pin 17, and has a bevel gear 18 keyed upon its inner end.

This bevel gear meshes with the bevel gear 19, which is keyed upon one end of the shaft 20, which is journalled in bearings 21. The opposite end of this shaft has a pinion 22 keyed thereon, which meshes with a large gear 23, which is carried by a short shaft,

not shown, which is journalled in the bearing 24 and which is carried by the outer end of the frame 10.

The side of the gear 23 is preferably flat and carries a plurality of pins 25, between which a barrel or drum A may be loosely inserted and held.

The plate 26, having pins 27 which are singularly disposed to pins 25, is carried by the opposite side of the frame 10 and in alignment with the axis of the gear 23. The plate 26 is swivelled upon the inner end of the screw 28, which is threaded through the block 29 on the end of the frame 10 and has a hand wheel 30, whereby it may be screwed down upon the drum A. A locking lever 31 is also provided on the screw 28, by which it may be locked in adjusted position. A pulley 32 is keyed to the shaft 11 and a pulley 33 to the sleeve 13. A belt, not shown, passing over either of these and driven from a suitable source of power, will tion is as'follows. released and'the-screw 28 backed off by means of the hand wheel 30, so asto raise the plate 26.

of the screw 28, until the drum is gripped between the large gear 23 and the plate 26.

The locking lever 31 is then set down so as to and a quantity of washing fluid is poured in. The bung B is then inserted and screwed down tight.

1 The frame is then set in motion and the barrel will be given turning actiondue to its turning about the axis of the shaft 11 and the sleeve 13. In addition to this the drum The drum is then inserted and the plate 26 conveyed down by means drive the machine. The method of opera 1 y The locking lever 31 is will be givena motion of rotation about derstood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes therefore in the construe-f tion and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is my intention to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

What I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A barrel washing machine comprising a frame, alignedtrunnions at the sides of said frame, means for releasably supporting a barrel in said frame with its axis at right angles to said trunnions, means for turning,

said frame about its trunnions andmeans operating through one of saidtrunnions for simultaneously rotating said barrel about its own axis. I

2. A barrel washing machine comprising a frame, aligned trunnions at the sides of said frame, means for turning said frame about its trunnions, an axleextending through one of saidtrunnions, a gear. rotatably mounted in said 'frameand forming l Vhile I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be una support for one end 01?} said barrel, and means opera-bly connecting sa1d axle and {gear for rotating said barrelabout its axis.

3. A barrel Washing machine comprising a frame, aligned trunnions at the sides of for holding the opposite end of the barrel,

15 barrel about its axis.

an adjustable support for the last mentioned means, and means operably eonneca.

ing said aXle' and gear for rotating said LA barrel Washing machine comprising a frame, aligned trunnions at the sides of said frame, means for turning said frame about its il'ulliliOnS, an axle extending through one of'sa'idf trunnions, a gear rotatably mounted in said frame and forming a support for one end of said barrel, a flat member having extensions surrounding the opposite end of said barrel, means carried by said frame, and journalled in said flat member for adjustably clamping said'barrel, and means operably connecting said axle and gear for rotating said barrel about its axis.

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